Girls' name · since 1898
Gilda
Gilda has 10,078 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10,078
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gilda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10,078 have been recorded since 1898.
Gilda has 10,078 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2024.
- #1,659 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10,078 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gilda ranks #1,659 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10,078 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,659 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10,078
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gilda's 10,078 recorded births place it above 97.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Gilda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gilda's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 19% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 81%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 346, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gilda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2024
- Peak year (1947)
- 346
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Gilda by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,160 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Gilda's strongest decade.
2,160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Gilda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 94
1900s
94 births
- 1910s
1910s
899 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,160 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,224 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,520 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,079 births
- 1960s
1960s
913 births
- 1970s 462
1970s
462 births
- 1980s 265
1980s
265 births
- 1990s 262
1990s
262 births
- 2000s 92
2000s
92 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,160 births (21% of all-time use).
How Gilda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gilda's total volume
Gilda by state
Where Gilda concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,008 | 19.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 751 | 7.5% |
| #3 | California | | 731 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 676 | 6.7% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 496 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 479 | 4.8% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 415 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 241 | 2.4% |
2,008 of 10,078 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Gilda appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gilda's data
- Gilda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,160 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gildas (2,008 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gilda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~126 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1898–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gilda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.